260 Wisconsin Academy of Sciences^ Arts and Letters. 



"Voted: That a credit of $3.00 on his annual dues be al_ 

 lowed to Rev. S. D. Peet for his American Antiquarian 

 for 1884. 



Voted: That Prof. W. F. Allen be requested to prepare a 

 memorial of Prof. O. M. Conover for the next volume of 

 the Academy Transactions: 



Dr. P. R. Hoy, of Racine, gave an interesting address on 

 "How did the Indians make their stone implements?" 

 The statements made by the doctor were somewhat 

 startling to the gatherers of these ancient implements. 

 iSpecimens of some of these very ancient implements were 

 exhibited by the doctor, that had been made within the 

 past six months, by a resident of our state, and not an In- 

 dian either. 



Rev. S. D. Peet, of Clinton, addressed the Academy on re- 

 cent investigations of the Indian mounds in this section of 

 the state, particularly near the banks of Lakes Koshkonong 

 and Mendota. 



Mr. Peet also read a paper on the "Antiquity of Man in 

 America," and the conclusion reached was that those who 

 claimed the great antiquity of man in America had failed 

 to prove their claims, and that the whole matter was still 

 an open question. 



The discussion of the question was continued by Prof. 

 Birge, Dr. Hoy and Prof. Irving. 



Prof. W. F. Allen read a paper on the "Changes in the 

 Local Condition of the English Serfs during the Feudal Pe- 

 xiod." 



AFTERNOON SESSION. 



The first paper read was by Dr. P. R. Hoy, of Racine; on 

 '''Science and Society." The discussion of the subject was 

 continued by Prof. J. S. Butler, Prof. E. A. Birge, Prof. 

 Hoy, Prof. Peckham, Rev. S. D. Peet, and Prof. W. W. 

 Daniells. 



Prof. L. Heritage read an interesting paper "On the Date 

 of the Dialogus de Oratoribus." The question was further 

 discussed by Prof. W. F. Allen, Prof. E. S. Holden, Prof. 

 Heritage and Prof. Butler. 



